David is the Communications Coordinator for Openmedia.ca, and blogs regularly for the website. He's from the west of Ireland and holds a degree from Trinity College Dublin, where he studied History and Political Science. He worked in communications in New Zealand, Northern Ireland and Scotland before moving to Vancouver, Canada.

Entries by David Christopher

Canadians are still catching their breath after Monday's remarkable election results -- but already attention is turning to what the Liberals plan to do when they formally assume office in just a couple weeks.

Many Canadians will be watching very closely to see what the Liberals are planning...

Have you ever wondered just how many domain names there are out there? Turns out, there are a lot! According to Verisign's Domain Industry Brief, there were a whopping 288 million domain names registered by the end of 2014, with 16.9 million new domains registered in 2014 alone.

Just two short years ago, if you stopped people on the street and asked about mass surveillance, you'd have likely been met with a blank stare. Older generations may have brought up scenes from long-toppled totalitarian regimes, such as the system of ubiquitous domestic surveillance designed by East Germany's spy...

Today's the big day, folks: Wednesday morning, OpenMedia is launching our positive, pro-privacy action plan, packed with ideas from everyday Canadians about how to roll back Bill C-51, end mass surveillance, and restore the privacy rights of everyone who lives in Canada.

It's rare in Canadian politics to see intense public interest in government legislative proposals -- let alone to see Canadians take to the streets in the tens of thousands to protest a piece of legislation by name.

Yet that's exactly what has happened in the case of Bill C-51, which...

Six months ago, we argued that Canadians face a stark privacy deficit. A perfect storm of spy agency surveillance, privacy-undermining legislation, and lax privacy safeguards at government departments sparked concern from citizens right across the political spectrum.

One of the most challenging things about working for an Internet freedom organization like OpenMedia is that there's often a lot going on. As in, a LOT. It certainly makes for an exciting work life, but I'd be the first to admit it can also make it tricky to take...

It appears that the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) is starting to listen to Canadians. Over the last year, we've seen the CRTC publish customer-friendly new rules for wireless, set up a special task force to investigate extortionate roaming fees, and start a...

Canadians have been speaking out in huge numbers about the government's mass surveillance of law-abiding citizens. For some time now, debate has focused on how many of our telecom companies appear to be cooperating with warrantless surveillance requests from government agencies. Just weeks ago it was revealed that...

It looks like the rumble against the government's Online Spying Bill C-13 is turning into a roar.

Leading Conservative elder statesman Stockwell Day has joined the growing chorus of Canadians speaking out about how Bill C-13 would expose law-abiding Canadians to warrantless government spying. If passed, the controversial bill...

Have you cut the cord from your television service recently -- or are you considering it? If so, you've probably noticed it's getting more difficult to watch the content you want online. The reason is clear: Big Telecom is terrified of cord-cutters and is determined to do what it takes...

It looks like the Big Three telecom giants are fighting hard to maintain their stranglehold over our wireless market, and over Canadians' wallets. The Big Three have been on the back foot since pressure from tens of thousands of Canadians won positive new customer protection rules last year,...